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Doll; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Title: Doll
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.104
Medium and Support: metal, glass beads and cowrie shells
relevance: rank 7.82335
Secondary Keywords: combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects we use; shell and shell material

An Urn Decorated with a Mascaron, Rams' Heads Supporting a Garland between Shells, and Cloven Hoofs for Feet; Anonymous Italian

Title: An Urn Decorated with a Mascaron, Rams' Heads Supporting a Garland between Shells, and Cloven Hoofs for Feet
Artist: Anonymous Italian
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: mid 18th century
Accession Number: 1959/2.52
Medium and Support: graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash
relevance: rank 7.79584
Secondary Keywords: animals; biological components; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; components; components and systems; components by specific context; descriptors; mammals; materials; materials by composition; objects; sheep; shell and shell material; study; the human body; the natural world; upper body; vessels

Beaded Cache-Sexe; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Title: Beaded Cache-Sexe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.22
Medium and Support: thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
relevance: rank 7.76282
Secondary Keywords: beadwork; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects of adornment; objects we use; shell and shell material

Beaded Cache-Sexe; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Title: Beaded Cache-Sexe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.24
Medium and Support: thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
relevance: rank 7.76282
Secondary Keywords: beadwork; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects of adornment; objects we use; shell and shell material

Belt ornament in the shape of a shell; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title: Belt ornament in the shape of a shell
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 1987/2.48
Medium and Support: glass beads, leather, woven natural fibers
relevance: rank 7.76282
Secondary Keywords: beadwork; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects; objects we use; ornamental; shell and shell material

Beaded Cache-Sexe; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Title: Beaded Cache-Sexe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.26
Medium and Support: thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
relevance: rank 7.76282
Secondary Keywords: beadwork; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects of adornment; objects we use; shell and shell material

Necklace with pendant in form of a shell; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title: Necklace with pendant in form of a shell
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1975
Accession Number: 1987/2.81
Medium and Support: fiber and glass beads
relevance: rank 7.76282
Secondary Keywords: combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; jewelry; materials; materials by composition; objects; objects of adornment; shell and shell material

Cache-Sexe; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Title: Cache-Sexe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.64
Medium and Support: seeds, thread and cowrie shells
relevance: rank 7.76282
Secondary Keywords: beadwork; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects of adornment; objects we use; shell and shell material

Beaded Cache-Sexe; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Title: Beaded Cache-Sexe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.21
Medium and Support: thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
relevance: rank 7.76282
Secondary Keywords: beadwork; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects of adornment; objects we use; shell and shell material

Beaded Cache-Sexe; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Title: Beaded Cache-Sexe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.23
Medium and Support: thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
relevance: rank 7.76282
Secondary Keywords: beadwork; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects of adornment; objects we use; shell and shell material

Beaded Cache-Sexe; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Title: Beaded Cache-Sexe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.25
Medium and Support: thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
relevance: rank 7.76282
Secondary Keywords: beadwork; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects of adornment; objects we use; shell and shell material

Beaded Cache-Sexe; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Title: Beaded Cache-Sexe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.20
Medium and Support: thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
relevance: rank 7.76282
Secondary Keywords: beadwork; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects of adornment; objects we use; shell and shell material

Ile Ore (Shrine of the Head); Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Ile Ore (Shrine of the Head)
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1880-1940
Accession Number: 1991/2.92
Medium and Support: leather, carved wood, cloth, metal and cowrie shells
relevance: rank 7.75331
Secondary Keywords: animals; biological components; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; components; components and systems; components by specific context; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; shell and shell material; the human body; the natural world; upper body

Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lula

Title: Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lula
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 1985/1.138
Medium and Support: wood, cotton yarns, cowrie shells, paint
relevance: rank 7.70978
Secondary Keywords: combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; costume; costume by function; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; materials by origin; objects; objects we use; plant material; shell (animal material); shell and shell material; wood and wood products

Steady Gaze (Shell); Saitô Kiyoshi

Title: Steady Gaze (Shell)
Artist: Saitô Kiyoshi
Artist Life Dates: (active 1907 - 1997)
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1952
Accession Number: 1959/2.10
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
relevance: rank 7.68805
Secondary Keywords: biological components; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; components; components and systems; components by specific context; descriptors; faces; materials; materials by composition; shell and shell material; the human body; upper body

Headband; African, Ivory Coast, Guro

Title: Headband
Artist: African, Ivory Coast, Guro
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1983
Accession Number: 1983/1.99
Medium and Support: leather, cowrie shells, cloth, wood
relevance: rank 7.64083
Secondary Keywords: biological components; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; components; components and systems; components by specific context; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; shell and shell material; the human body; upper body

Necklace with Pendant; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title: Necklace with Pendant
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1920
Accession Number: 1988/1.144
Medium and Support: braided raffia, shells, red wood and glass beads
relevance: rank 7.63888
Secondary Keywords: combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; shell and shell material

Yeemy Ceremonial Belt; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title: Yeemy Ceremonial Belt
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 1987/2.76
Medium and Support: raffia, cowrie shells and glass beads
relevance: rank 7.63073
Secondary Keywords: beadwork; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects; objects we use; shell and shell material

Bottle; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Title: Bottle
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.37
Medium and Support: brass, leather and cowrie shells
relevance: rank 7.63073
Secondary Keywords: combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects; objects we use; shell and shell material; vessels

Helmet; Artist Unknown, African, Mali

Title: Helmet
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Mali
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1983/2.188
Medium and Support: gourd, cowrie shells, cloth, hair, leather
relevance: rank 7.46793
Secondary Keywords: combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects; objects we use; shell and shell material

Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of seashell and fish; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of seashell and fish
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1912-1949
Accession Number: 1980/2.68
Medium and Support: ivory
relevance: rank 7.35100
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; containers; containers by function or context; containers for personal use; containers for smoking and tobacco use; dentin; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects we use; shell and shell material; tooth and tooth components; tooth components

Sawankhalok Ware Covered Box with a conch handle, a band of star, and a band of vegetal scroll design; Artist Unknown, Thailand, Sawankhalok ware

Title: Sawankhalok Ware Covered Box with a conch handle, a band of star, and a band of vegetal scroll design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Thailand, Sawankhalok ware
Physical Description: Small-size covered box, with a handle surrounded by a raised stylized calyx, which imitates the growth pattern of the top of a mangosteen, and a band of star points at the rim of the lid. The body has a band of vegetal scrolls. Brown-and-cream glaze.
Century: 14th-15th century
Object Creation Date: 14th century - 15th century
Accession Number: 2005/1.462A&B
Medium and Support: stoneware with brown and cream glaze
relevance: rank 7.24602
Secondary Keywords: asian; ceramics; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; containers; containers by form; descriptors; design elements; materials; materials by composition; motifs; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; people and culture; pottery (object genre); scrolls (motifs); shell (animal material); shell and shell material; southeast asian; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; thai; thai pottery styles

"Hôki" (Treasure Tortoise): Seto ware tea caddy, Taikai type, with ivory lid; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: "Hôki" (Treasure Tortoise): Seto ware tea caddy, Taikai type, with ivory lid
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: This squat tea caddy has brown and black glaze, two small ornamental handles, and an ivory lid.
Century: 17th century?
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1955/1.151A&B
Medium and Support: stoneware with brown and black glaze, ivory lid
relevance: rank 7.23870
Secondary Keywords: asia; bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; containers; containers by function or context; containers for storing or transporting food; culinary containers; dentin; descriptors; locality; materials; materials by composition; medium; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; tooth and tooth components; tooth components

Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of corn; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of corn
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1912-1949
Accession Number: 1980/2.72
Medium and Support: ivory
relevance: rank 7.23870
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; arthropods; bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; containers; containers by function or context; containers for personal use; containers for smoking and tobacco use; dentin; descriptors; food; materials; materials by composition; materials by function; materials by origin; objects we use; plant material; tooth and tooth components; tooth components

N'Tomo Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana

Title: N'Tomo Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1970
Accession Number: 1983/2.183
Medium and Support: wood, cowrie shells and red seeds
relevance: rank 7.14373
Secondary Keywords: african; african styles by region; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; costume; costume by function; descriptors; manding; materials; materials by composition; object genres; object genres by material; objects; objects we use; people and culture; shell (animal material); shell and shell material; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; west african styles; western sudanese styles

Lakeside; Ilse Bing

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Title: Lakeside
Artist: Ilse Bing
Physical Description: A fence next to a beach with the sun shining on the water.
Artist Life Dates: American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
Object Creation Date: 1935
Accession Number: 2014/2.267
Medium and Support: vintage gelatin silver print on paper
relevance: rank 7.07781
Secondary Keywords: relation to water; buildings and the land; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; inorganic material; landforms; landforms and landform components; landforms by position; landforms by shape or position; landscapes (environments); materials; materials by composition; natural landscapes; settlements and landscapes; shores (landforms); soil; soil by composition or origin

Conch trumpet, in an embossed silver mount, inlaid with lapis lazuli, turquoise and coral; Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Title: Conch trumpet, in an embossed silver mount, inlaid with lapis lazuli, turquoise and coral
Artist: Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Physical Description: An elaborately decorated conch shell trumpet, with extensions and a side chamber made from silver, inlaid with other precious metals and semi-precious stones of turquoise, lapiz lazuli, and mountain coral.
Century: 9th-20th century
Object Creation Date: 800-1900
Accession Number: 1982/2.42A
Medium and Support: conch shell, silver, vermeil, lapis lazuli, and coral
relevance: rank 7.00768
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; asian; associated concepts; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; legendary creatures; mammals; materials; materials by composition; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by state or condition; religions; religions and religious concepts; shell (animal material); shell and shell material; sound devices; sound devices by function; south asian; styles and periods; styles and periods by region

Janus Bird (Oiseau Janus); Max Ernst

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Title: Janus Bird (Oiseau Janus)
Artist: Max Ernst
Physical Description: Standing bronze figure with recto/verso. The silhouette of the body is rectangular in shape. The heads on both side are simply rendered with rounded eyes and a pursed -lip mouth on one, a button nose on the other; bodies are supported by short legs; sides loosely suggest representations of male and female anatomy with side-by-side scallop shells suggesting a breasted chest on one side, an upward facing frog/toad in the phallus area on the reverse side.
Artist Life Dates: 1891-1976
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1973
Accession Number: 1987/1.160
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 6.98620
Secondary Keywords: amphibians; animals; animals and creatures; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; european; european styles and periods; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; modern and contemporary art; modern european fine arts styles and movements; modern european styles and movements; movement; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people and culture; reptiles; reptiles and amphibians; shell and shell material; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; the natural world; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; visual works by subject type

Cache-Sexe; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Title: Cache-Sexe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.74
Medium and Support: brass and glass beads with cowrie shells
relevance: rank 6.97761
Secondary Keywords: beads and sets of beads; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; costume; costume accessories; costume by form; descriptors; main garments; main garments for the lower body; materials; materials by composition; object genres; object genres by form; objects of adornment; objects we use; shell (animal material); shell and shell material

Ivory snuff bottle with landscape; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Ivory snuff bottle with landscape
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1880-1930
Accession Number: 1980/2.75
Medium and Support: ivory
relevance: rank 6.97564
Secondary Keywords: bone; bone by form; buildings and the land; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; containers; containers by function or context; containers for personal use; containers for smoking and tobacco use; dentin; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects we use; settlements and landscapes; tooth and tooth components; tooth components

Ivory snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Ivory snuff bottle
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1825-1900
Accession Number: 1980/2.63
Medium and Support: ivory
relevance: rank 6.95564
Secondary Keywords: bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; containers; containers by function or context; containers for personal use; containers for smoking and tobacco use; dentin; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects we use; people and culture; tooth and tooth components; tooth components

Necklace; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title: Necklace
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 1984/2.25
Medium and Support: glass beads, shells, cloth, natural fibers and pigment
relevance: rank 6.95460
Secondary Keywords: beads and sets of beads; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; costume; costume accessories; costume accessories worn; descriptors; jewelry; jewelry by location; jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body; materials; materials by composition; object genres; object genres by form; objects we use; shell and shell material

Knife, from a two-piece fish server; Hatton Works (Wilson and Davis)

Title: Knife, from a two-piece fish server
Artist: Hatton Works (Wilson and Davis)
Physical Description: Knife engraved with leaf pattern and ivory handle
Artist Life Dates: active 1870-1883
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1853-1854
Accession Number: 1968/1.63
Medium and Support: silver with ivory handle
relevance: rank 6.94608
Secondary Keywords: bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; cutting equipment; cutting tools; dentin; descriptors; equipment; equipment by process; knives; materials; materials by composition; modern and contemporary art; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; tools and equipment; tooth and tooth components; tooth components; weaponry

Lotus Blossom; Zhang Daqian (Chang Ta-ch'ien)

Title: Lotus Blossom
Artist: Zhang Daqian (Chang Ta-ch'ien)
Physical Description: Blue, gray and black ink washes are used to depict lotus blossoms rising out of and partially hidden by plants and muddy waters. A poem is written above, alluding to the lotus blossoms below.
Artist Life Dates: (Neijiang, Szechuan, 1899 - 1983)
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1965-1975
Accession Number: 1991/1.67
Medium and Support: hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance: rank 6.90114
Secondary Keywords: buildings and the land; coating (material); coating by form; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; design elements; image-making processes and techniques; inorganic material; landscapes (environments); materials; materials by composition; materials by function; motifs; natural landscapes; plant-derived motifs; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; settlements and landscapes; soil; soil by composition or origin; vegetation and vegetation components; vegetation components; wetlands; writing (processes)

Shakya Senge: Padmasambhava as a young monk; Tibet

Title: Shakya Senge: Padmasambhava as a young monk
Artist: Tibet
Physical Description: A woodblock print on paper; the block was quite worn, resulting in broken or smudged lines.
Century: 20th century?
Object Creation Date: 20th century (?)
Accession Number: 1973/1.808C
Medium and Support: woodcut print on paper
relevance: rank 6.88896
Secondary Keywords: asian; associated concepts; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; educators; materials; materials by composition; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by activity; people by occupation; people by state or condition; people in social science-related occupations; people in the social sciences and related occupations; religions; religions and religious concepts; sage (people); shell (animal material); shell and shell material; south asian; styles and periods; styles and periods by region

Ivory figure of scholar (snuff bottle?); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Ivory figure of scholar (snuff bottle?)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1920-1950
Accession Number: 1980/2.85
Medium and Support: ivory with polychrome decoration
relevance: rank 6.84056
Secondary Keywords: bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; dentin; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by degree of qualification; tooth and tooth components; tooth components

Rock crystal snuff bottle with Chinese text and deity on lotus blossum; Yeh Chungsan

Title: Rock crystal snuff bottle with Chinese text and deity on lotus blossum
Artist: Yeh Chungsan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1917
Accession Number: 1980/2.148
Medium and Support: rock crystal, coral, ivory
relevance: rank 6.83224
Secondary Keywords: bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; containers; containers by function or context; containers for personal use; containers for smoking and tobacco use; dentin; descriptors; design elements; materials; materials by composition; motifs; objects we use; plant-derived motifs; tooth and tooth components; tooth components

'Les Gueux' or 'Les Mendiants'. Les Deux Pèlerins (The Two Pilgrims); Jacques Callot

Title: 'Les Gueux' or 'Les Mendiants'. Les Deux Pèlerins (The Two Pilgrims)
Artist: Jacques Callot
Physical Description: Two rough figures dominate the composition with a lightly etched landscape behind them. Both figures hold a staff and each is dressed in ragged clothes. In addition, the scallop shell, indicating that they are pilgrims to the shrine of St. James the Greater at Santiago de Compostela, is visible on the brims of their hats, and on the left shoulder of the man standing to the right.
Artist Life Dates: 1592/3-1635
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 1622-1628
Accession Number: 1949/1.146
Medium and Support: etching on laid paper
relevance: rank 6.79755
Secondary Keywords: combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; equipment; equipment by context; equipment for personal use; farmers; materials; materials by composition; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people and occupations; people by activity; people by occupation; people in agriculture; people in agriculture or natural resource occupations; people in science-related occupations; religious figures; scientists and people in science-related occupations; shell and shell material; tools and equipment; walking sticks; worshippers

Casket; Anonymous Siculo-Arabic (Central Italy, Southern Italy, or Sicily)?

Title: Casket
Artist: Anonymous Siculo-Arabic (Central Italy, Southern Italy, or Sicily)?
Century: 13th-14th century
Object Creation Date: 13th century - 14th century
Accession Number: 1969/2.35
Medium and Support: ivory, with later silver mounts; traces of decoration
relevance: rank 6.79069
Secondary Keywords: bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; containers; containers by form; dentin; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; objects we use; the natural world; tooth and tooth components; tooth components

Four-armed Vishnu; Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan

Title: Four-armed Vishnu
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan
Physical Description: Vishnu stands with his legs apart holding his four attributes in his hands. Reading in clockwise direction from his right front hand he holds: his club, discus, conch and lotus, here a rather flat object cupped in his palm. His back two arms are extremely short. The figure is encircled with a decorated arch with a line of beads and triangular shaped openings around them. A stylized sun and moon are to either side of Vishnu’s head. He wears a variety of simple, lumpy jewelry at his feet are a horse to his right and a bull or cow to his left and between them are three rings lying flat on the base. At the front of the base are seven stylized horses, identifying this as a combination figure: Vishnu and the sun god Surya, whose chariot is pulled by seven horses.
Century: 18th-19th century
Object Creation Date: 18th century - 19th century
Accession Number: 1977/2.49
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 6.77250
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; associated concepts; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; design elements; hindu; mammals; materials; materials by composition; motifs; named gods and goddesses; natural element motifs; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by state or condition; percussive weapons; plant-derived motifs; recreational artifacts; recreational artifacts for competitive activities; religion; religions; religions and religious concepts; shell (animal material); shell and shell material; sports and athletic equipment; subject matter; track and field sports equipment; weapons; weapons and ammunition

Glass snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Glass snuff bottle
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1900-1940
Accession Number: 1980/2.133
Medium and Support: glass with agate and horn
relevance: rank 6.76939
Secondary Keywords: animal material; containers; containers by function or context; containers for personal use; containers for smoking and tobacco use; descriptors; glass and glassmaking mixtures; inorganic material; keratinous material; materials; materials by composition; materials by origin; objects we use

Liber Studiorum. 6. Jason; Joseph Mallord William Turner

Title: Liber Studiorum. 6. Jason
Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner
Artist Life Dates: 1775-1851
Century: 18th-19th century
Object Creation Date: 1775-1851
Accession Number: 1953/1.50
Medium and Support: mezzotint and etching on paper
relevance: rank 6.76840
Secondary Keywords: animal material; animal material by form or function; descriptors; figures; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; materials by origin; people and occupations; plants; skeleton and skeleton components; the natural world

Headband; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title: Headband
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1940
Accession Number: 1985/1.167
Medium and Support: cotton, natural dyes, shells, raffia, glass beads
relevance: rank 6.75309
Secondary Keywords: african; african styles by region; central and equatorial african styles; central democratic republic of congo styles; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; descriptors; materials; materials by composition; object genres; object genres by material; people and culture; shell and shell material; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; western democratic republic of congo styles

Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of corn; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of corn
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1930
Accession Number: 1980/2.74
Medium and Support: ivory
relevance: rank 6.73937
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; arthropods; bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; containers; containers by function or context; containers for personal use; containers for smoking and tobacco use; dentin; descriptors; food; materials; materials by composition; materials by function; objects we use; tooth and tooth components; tooth components

Carved ivory ball with interlaced monkeys (okimono); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Carved ivory ball with interlaced monkeys (okimono)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1900-1940
Accession Number: 1980/2.157
Medium and Support: ivory with red glass stopper in silver collar
relevance: rank 6.73937
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; associated concepts; bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; dentin; descriptors; geometric concepts; geometric figures; mammals; materials; materials by composition; mathematical concepts; people and culture; scientific concepts; solids (geometric); tooth and tooth components; tooth components

Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of a citron; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of a citron
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1912-1949
Accession Number: 1980/2.70
Medium and Support: ivory
relevance: rank 6.70457
Secondary Keywords: bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; containers; containers by function or context; containers for personal use; containers for smoking and tobacco use; dentin; descriptors; food; fruit; materials; materials by composition; materials by function; objects we use; tooth and tooth components; tooth components

Dance cap; Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire

Title: Dance cap
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1920
Accession Number: 1981/2.165
Medium and Support: burlap, cloth, leather, and cowrie shells
relevance: rank 6.70329
Secondary Keywords: combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; dances; descriptors; fiber and fiber products; fiber products; materials; materials by composition; materials by form; materials by physical form; shell and shell material; textile materials; textile materials by form

Lime pot with a handle in the shape of areca fruit; Kiln Unknown, Vietnam

Title: Lime pot with a handle in the shape of areca fruit
Artist: Kiln Unknown, Vietnam
Physical Description: A small container made by inverting a wheel-thrown jar with a rounded bottom, cutting out a circle in the new 'shoulder' of the jar, and attaching a flat bottom. The handle, which is simply attached at both ends, takes the form of an areca fruit. The vessel as a whole has a pale straw-colored glaze, with a rich green iron glaze dripped over the handle and the upper part of the pot.
Century: 16th century
Object Creation Date: 16th century
Accession Number: 1991/1.99
Medium and Support: stoneware with green and crackled white glaze
relevance: rank 6.70269
Secondary Keywords: ceramics; containers; containers by form; descriptors; design elements; fruit; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; materials by origin; motifs; nut (plant material); object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; plant material; pottery (object genre); vessels

Carved Elephant Tusk; Artist Unknown, Burma

Title: Carved Elephant Tusk
Artist: Artist Unknown, Burma
Century: 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number: 2005/1.459
Medium and Support: ivory
relevance: rank 6.64179
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; dentin; descriptors; mammals; materials; materials by composition; objects we use; sculpture; sculpture by technique; tooth and tooth components; tooth components; visual works; visual works by medium or technique

Letter Opener; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)

Title: Letter Opener
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1910
Accession Number: 1984/2.55
Medium and Support: ivory
relevance: rank 6.63417
Secondary Keywords: bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; cutting equipment; cutting tools; dentin; descriptors; equipment; equipment by process; knives (cutting tools); materials; materials by composition; objects we use; sculpture; sculpture by material; tools and equipment; tooth and tooth components; tooth components; visual works; visual works by medium or technique

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